# 1981–82 Cypriot First Division

The 1981–82 Cypriot First Division was the 43rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 11th title.

## Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 1981–82 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last two teams were relegated to the 1982–83 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 1982–83 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.

## Changes from previous season

Alki Larnaca and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 1981–82 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division, Evagoras Paphos and APOP Paphos.

## Stadia and locations

* APOEL
* Omonia
* AEL
* Apollon
* POL
* EPA
* Anorthosis
* APOP
* Evagoras
| Club | Venue |
| AEL | Tsirion Stadium |
| Anorthosis | GSZ Stadium |
| APOEL | Makario Stadium |
| Apollon | Tsirion Stadium |
| APOP | GSK Stadium |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | Paralimni Stadium |
| EPA | GSZ Stadium |
| Evagoras | GSK Stadium |
| Keravnos | Keravnos Strovolou Stadium |
| Nea Salamina | Dasaki Stadium |
| Olympiakos | GSP Stadium |
| Omonia Ar. | Aradippou Municipal Stadium |
| Omonia | Makario Stadium |
| Pezoporikos | GSZ Stadium |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Omonia (C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 44 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 34 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 34 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Omonia Aradippou | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 22 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | EPA Larnaca | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | APOP Paphos | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
| 13 | Keravnos (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 19 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 14 | Evagoras Paphos (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 13 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
* ↑ Apollon qualified to 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup because Cypriot Cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1982–83 European Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEL | ANR | APN | APL | APP | ENP | EPA | EVA | KRN | NSL | OLY | OMA | OMN | POL |
| AEL | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Anorthosis | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| APOEL | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Apollon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| APOP | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| ENP | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| EPA | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Evagoras | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Keravnos | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Nea Salamis | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Olympiakos | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 |
| Omonia Ar. | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Omonia | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 |
| Pezoporikos | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |